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 */

/*
 * BrowserHelper.java
 * Copyright (C) 2006 University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
 */

package weka.gui;

import java.awt.Component;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;


/**
 * A little helper class for browser related stuff. <p/>
 *
 * The <code>openURL</code> method is based on
 * <a href="http://www.centerkey.com/java/browser/" target="_blank">Bare Bones Browser Launch</a>,
 * which is placed in the public domain.
 *
 * @author  fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)
 * @version $Revision: 6313 $
 */
public class BrowserHelper {

  /** Linux/Unix binaries to look for */
  public final static String[] LINUX_BROWSERS =
    {"firefox", "google-chrome", "opera", "konqueror", "epiphany", "mozilla", "netscape"};

  /**
   * opens the URL in a browser.
   *
   * @param url		the URL to open
   */
  public static void openURL(String url) {
    openURL(null, url);
  }

  /**
   * opens the URL in a browser.
   *
   * @param parent	the parent component
   * @param url		the URL to open
   */
  public static void openURL(Component parent, String url) {
    openURL(parent, url, true);
  }

  /**
   * opens the URL in a browser.
   *
   * @param parent	the parent component
   * @param url		the URL to open
   * @param showDialog	whether to display a dialog in case of an error or
   * 			just print the error to the console
   */
  public static void openURL(Component parent, String url, boolean showDialog) {
    String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");
    try {
      // Mac OS
      if (osName.startsWith("Mac OS")) {
	Class fileMgr = Class.forName("com.apple.eio.FileManager");
	Method openURL = fileMgr.getDeclaredMethod("openURL", new Class[] {String.class});
	openURL.invoke(null, new Object[] {url});
      }
      // Windows
      else if (osName.startsWith("Windows")) {
	Runtime.getRuntime().exec("rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + url);
      }
      // assume Unix or Linux
      else {
	String browser = null;
	for (int count = 0; count < LINUX_BROWSERS.length && browser == null; count++) {
	  // look for binaries and take first that's available
	  if (Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] {"which", LINUX_BROWSERS[count]}).waitFor() == 0) {
	    browser = LINUX_BROWSERS[count];
	    break;
	  }
	}
	if (browser == null)
	  throw new Exception("Could not find web browser");
	else
	  Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] {browser, url});
      }
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
      String errMsg = "Error attempting to launch web browser:\n" + e.getMessage();

      if (showDialog)
	JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
	    parent, errMsg);
      else
	System.err.println(errMsg);
    }
  }
}
